It all started with an unexpected discovery…
In 2006, the two radiologists Thomas Fork and Ingvar Adnerhill discovered the potential to use liquid oat cream as a food-based negative contrast agent
Thomas Fork had brought up the idea of developing a true HU-negative bowel contrast agent for computed tomography (CT) that mimics the T1-weighted MRI image of a Gadolindium-enhanced small bowel. The novelty of the product was also to be food-based, pleasant to drink, and with no side effects. Thomas Fork and Ingvar Adnerhill contacted professor Rickard Öste (founder of Oatly) in 2006 to discuss the potential capability of Oatly cream to become the first HU-negative oral contrast agent due to its content in fat.
Rickard Öste, together with Björn Bergenståhl, a professor in Food Technology, agreed to set up a collaboration, and founded Lument AB together with the two radiologists in 2006. This marked the start of a nearly two-decade-long development project involving a multidisciplinary team of experts and scientists.
Lumentin®44, the first true HU-negative oral contrast agent, was registered in 2019.
The mission
To enable CT-images of unique clarity for early and accurate diagnostics by using a truly HU-negative per-oral contrast agent
The vision
To become the market leader in food-based solutions for medical imaging of the abdomen.
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Lument AB has its offices and labs in Lund, Sweden, the home of Lund University, IDEON Research Park, Medicon Village, and world-leading research facilities like MAX IV and European Spallation Source. We are easy to contact. Just use the form to send us a message, and we will get in touch.
Lument AB
Scheelevägen 22
Box 719
223 63 Lund
Sweden
Phone +46 46 16 39 40
Email info@lumentab.com